'Update 3 (last for the night; I'm tired!): The capsule landed! Strong winds blew it a bit off course, but at 2:54 local time the capsule was spotted by helicopter. I was out with Mrs. Bad Astronomer and the Littlest Astronomer, but we missed it. I am guessing it was just too faint to see, but it's possible we simply missed it since it was moving quickly. I can't really be sure. Oh well! Sunday, when I have more info, I'll post about it.
Update 2: Stardust has been spotted! Bill Keel, a professional astronomer and poster on the Bad Astronomy/Universe Today bulletin board, reports that he and his students have spotted the spacecraft when it was still 160,000 km away. He has an image posted on his website.
Update 1: Emily Lakdawalla has posted an updated timeline on her Planetary Spociety Blog
. On the evening/morning of January 14/15, ...
